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Salient · 7 hours ago

Forward Deployed Software Engineer

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid Level
money$140K/yr - $200K/yr

Salient is building the AI infrastructure for financial operations, focusing on automating complex workflows in loan servicing. They are seeking a Forward Deployed Software Engineer to work directly with customers, implementing technology and customizations to deliver efficient customer service solutions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveFinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyInternet
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Responsibilities

You will own the end-to-end implementation and execution of high-stakes customer engagements and projects, determining what the customer requirements are and how best to apply our Voice AI Agent solution
Implement and build new features with customers, and implement them in the core engineering product

Qualification

PythonTypescriptJavascriptTechnical documentationCustomer-facing communicationOwnership mindsetCollaboration skills

Required

Relevant college and post-college work experience in a fast moving work environment
Customer-facing polish, with ability to extract requirements and run discovery - strong communicator
Ownership mindset — someone who treats every deployment like a mission-critical project
Strong hands on coder with proven proficiency in programming languages in either Python, Typescript or Javascript
Excellence in technical documentation and cross-team communication
Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical customers, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment with evolving objectives and many iterations with customers
Ability to work 4 days a week from our San Francisco office (open to candidates willing to relocate)

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
A generous 401(k)
Catered lunches

Company

Salient

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Salient is an AI-driven loan servicing platform built specifically for consumer finance and auto lending industries.
dateFounded in 2023
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://www.trysalient.com

H1B Sponsorship

Salient has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (1)
2022 (1)
2020 (9)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$60.5M
Key Investors
Andreessen HorowitzY Combinator
2025-07-28Series A· $60M
2023-04-05Pre Seed· $0.5M

Leadership Team

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Mukund Tibrewala
Co-Founder & CTO
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Recent News

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Salient Secures $60 Million in Funding
2025-08-06
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